[BUFFY]

i used to clip my dogs nails, but he would start to bleed, so i stopped, the thing is, he runs around on the cement a lot, so that kinda sands them down...except he's hasen done that in a long time, so i might dtart clipping them again...i was thinking about one of those electric grinders, does anyone use them...do they work....and my the way (hence the title) do you trim your dogs nails?

i dont. (oops, said that already...heh heh...)

[Cheetah]

I trim my dogs' nails weekly. Overgrown claws can cause a dog discomfort and pain, and can cause deformation and arthritis in their toes/feet from so much strain being put on their toes. So I am a nail trimming nazi lol.

I'd like to get a dremel soon. Eevee has black claws so I can't see the quick.

[BUFFY]

yeah, i would clip my dogs nails too, except that puts him in more pain than running aroung with unclipped nails. like i said, even though theres lots of dirt in my back yard, there's also lots of cement, and so he wears his nails down REALLY fast. but thats just my dog, he's not the same as every one elses. so....yeah, forgot what i was going to say....anyway, when i move im probably not going to have as bog a backyard, so i might get one of those grinder things. (not sure what they're called, different companies use different names so..)

[Cheetah]

If the dog's nails are bleeding when you clip them, you're clipping into the quick. Try not to clip so far back.

http://www.planet-pets.com/clip_nails.htm <--- maybe this might help?

[BUFFY]

thx. also, when they started bleeding, he was a sensitive little puppy, and i didnt know how to do it right right (yikes) but i think for my dogs and my safety, im gonna use one of those grinder thins, after i make sure they're ok.

[Cheetah]

You'll have to get them comfortable with the dremel before you'll be able to use it on them. The sound it makes is scary for a lot of dogs if they're not used to it. So expect your dog to be afraid of it at first.

[BUFFY]

yeah really, when my dog hears any kind of buzzing sound she goes after it thinking its alive...

[drfong]

I try but its about the only thing that my pups give me a hard time about. If they were bleeding it's just because you cut off too much. Just trim a little at a time. Even black nails if you look real close at the end after you trim it will look lighter when you get close before get to the quick. Just be careful. I'm looking for the best way to hold the dogs while trying to clip them. They really don't like it. My groomer uses a grinder and she showed me how to do that. I don't think it is any quicker or easier and you need to be careful not to get the fur caught in the grinding stone.

[opokki]

I can cut Natalie's nails just fine but I got her used to it when she was a puppy. She doesn't like it but she tolerates it.

Sebastian, on the other hand, is another story. I clipped his once but I had to muzzle him and it just wasn't worth the hassle or the stress that I caused him. I leave that up to groomer now and when the groomer can't get the job done, it requires a special trip to the vet.

[Curbside Prophet]

My grandmother has a spitz named "Honey," and she screams bloody murder if anyone other than myself touches her paws. For me she falls asleep when I clip her nails, but for anyone else, get the paramedics. It's the darndest thing.

[bigdawgs]

I clip all my dogs nails. One of the worst things you can do to a puppy is not trim them regularly, for a couple of reasons, One, regular clipping gets the dog used to it and 2nd, itkeeps the nail quicks short. The general rule of thumb is that when you hear them clicking on the floor, they are too long.
I think namy dogs hate clipping, not because you make them bleed, but because you are tentative and squeeze the clippers too slowly, causing pressure on the beds which is umcomfortable. Push hard on your own thumbnail, slowly, and see what I mean.
I dremel Daisy because her nails are thick and I do not have the arm strength to do them quickly. YOU MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION in using a dremel, and if your dog has longer hair around the toes, I don't recommend it; if that hair gets caught around that spindle you can easily do some major injury. If you want good instructions, use this link. http://homepages.udayton.edu/~merens...el/dremel.html make SURE you do not sand any nail longer than a few seconds, you can quick them in a big hurry.
My husband is quite good at clipping the dogs. He quicks daisy on purpose, to force the nail bed back, and he is so fast, she never even flinches or cries.

If you do quick them and do not have any styptic, use regular flour. I keep some in a used medicine vial, tap a bit out on the lid and dip the bleeding nail in it. It works as good as styptic.

[Curbside Prophet]

Flour, that's good to know.

[bigdawgs]

Well, yeah. I heard about this trick a number of years ago. Please do not panic, like I did and grab the entire bag and shove the foot in it (bigdawgs=moron)

[Curbside Prophet]

Thanks for the laugh bigdawgs... And you're not a moron!

[tessa_s212]

I clip all of our dogs' nails. Probably not as often as I should for some, but I do them all myself.

And I've also recently gotten a Dremel. I LOVE it! No more sharp nails to scratch you, and it really makes me less nervous about hitting the quick! (The way I use the dremel is to actually trim their nails first, and then dremel as close as I can.)

[Dog Lover]

I do every other week otherwise they get too long. But whenever my girls see's the nail clippers they act like I'm going to kill them and won't come anywhere near me. I feel so bad doing it but I don't want them to get too long.

[dogluver101]

I do because they get very long and the longer they get the harder it is to trim them. Every month.

[lkeffect]

I clip all of my dogs nails but with 13 dogs I have to admit I don't clip them as often as I should....usually about once a month depending how often I'm walking them.

[LabLady101]

Yep, clip all my own.

Darcy

[Danegirl2208]

yes..i clip my 2's nails..they dont like it but id rather them given me a hard time then someone else lol